--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/08/09 01:35:24	1.1129
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2012/04/24 20:31:59	1.1165
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1129 2011/08/09 01:35:24 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1165 2012/04/24 20:31:59 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ use HTTP::Date;
 use Image::Magick;
 
 use vars qw(%perlvar %spareid %pr %prp $memcache %packagetab $tmpdir
-            $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease);
+            $_64bit %env %protocol %loncaparevs %serverhomeIDs %needsrelease
+            %managerstab);
 
 my (%badServerCache, $memcache, %courselogs, %accesshash, %domainrolehash,
     %userrolehash, $processmarker, $dumpcount, %coursedombuf,
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ use Math::Random;
 use File::MMagic;
 use LONCAPA qw(:DEFAULT :match);
 use LONCAPA::Configuration;
+use LONCAPA::lonmetadata;
 
 use File::Copy;
 
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ sub get_remote_globals {
 
 sub remote_devalidate_cache {
     my ($lonhost,$name,$id) = @_;
-    my $response = &reply('devalidatecache',&escape($name).':'.&escape($id),$lonhost);
+    my $response = &reply('devalidatecache:'.&escape($name).':'.&escape($id),$lonhost);
     return $response;
 }
 
@@ -594,13 +596,21 @@ sub transfer_profile_to_env {
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Check for valid session 
 sub check_for_valid_session {
-    my ($r) = @_;
+    my ($r,$name) = @_;
     my %cookies=CGI::Cookie->parse($r->header_in('Cookie'));
-    my $lonid=$cookies{'lonID'};
+    if ($name eq '') {
+        $name = 'lonID';
+    }
+    my $lonid=$cookies{$name};
     return undef if (!$lonid);
 
     my $handle=&LONCAPA::clean_handle($lonid->value);
-    my $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+    my $lonidsdir;
+    if ($name eq 'lonDAV') {
+        $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonDAVsessDir');
+    } else {
+        $lonidsdir=$r->dir_config('lonIDsDir');
+    }
     return undef if (!-e "$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
 
     my $opened = open(my $idf,'+<',"$lonidsdir/$handle.id");
@@ -929,7 +939,7 @@ sub choose_server {
     my %domconfhash = &Apache::loncommon::get_domainconf($udom);
     my %servers = &get_servers($udom);
     my $lowest_load = 30000;
-    my ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path);
+    my ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path,$isredirect);
     foreach my $lonhost (keys(%servers)) {
         my $loginvia;
         if ($checkloginvia) {
@@ -940,12 +950,14 @@ sub choose_server {
                     &compare_server_load($server, $login_host, $lowest_load);
                 if ($login_host eq $server) {
                     $portal_path = $path;
+                    $isredirect = 1;
                 }
             } else {
                 ($login_host, $lowest_load) =
                     &compare_server_load($lonhost, $login_host, $lowest_load);
                 if ($login_host eq $lonhost) {
                     $portal_path = '';
+                    $isredirect = ''; 
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -956,7 +968,7 @@ sub choose_server {
     if ($login_host ne '') {
         $hostname = &hostname($login_host);
     }
-    return ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path);
+    return ($login_host,$hostname,$portal_path,$isredirect);
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
@@ -1242,7 +1254,7 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
         my %domconfig =
             &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['loadbalancing'],$dom_in_use);
         if (ref($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}) eq 'HASH') {
-            $result = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$dom_in_use,$domconfig{'usersessions'}{'loadbalancing'},$cachetime);
+            $result = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$dom_in_use,$domconfig{'loadbalancing'},$cachetime);
         }
     }
     if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1308,7 +1320,7 @@ sub check_loadbalancing {
             my %domconfig =
                 &Apache::lonnet::get_dom('configuration',['loadbalancing'],$serverhomedom);
             if (ref($domconfig{'loadbalancing'}) eq 'HASH') {
-                $result = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$dom_in_use,$domconfig{'usersessions'}{'loadbalancing'},$cachetime);
+                $result = &do_cache_new('loadbalancing',$dom_in_use,$domconfig{'loadbalancing'},$cachetime);
             }
         }
         if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
@@ -1523,16 +1535,13 @@ sub idput {
 
 # ------------------------------dump from db file owned by domainconfig user
 sub dump_dom {
-    my ($namespace,$udom,$regexp,$range)=@_;
-    if (!$udom) {
-        $udom=$env{'user.domain'};
-    }
-    my %returnhash;
-    if ($udom) {
-        my $uname = &get_domainconfiguser($udom);
-        %returnhash = &dump($namespace,$udom,$uname,$regexp,$range);
-    }
-    return %returnhash;
+    my ($namespace, $udom, $regexp) = @_;
+
+    $udom ||= $env{'user.domain'};
+
+    return () unless $udom;
+
+    return &dump($namespace, $udom, &get_domainconfiguser($udom), $regexp);
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------ get items from domain db files   
@@ -1919,6 +1928,7 @@ sub get_domain_defaults {
         $domdefaults{'auth_arg_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'auth_arg_def'};
         $domdefaults{'timezone_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'timezone_def'};
         $domdefaults{'datelocale_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'datelocale_def'};
+        $domdefaults{'portal_def'} = $domconfig{'defaults'}{'portal_def'};
     } else {
         $domdefaults{'lang_def'} = &domain($domain,'lang_def');
         $domdefaults{'auth_def'} = &domain($domain,'auth_def');
@@ -2212,7 +2222,7 @@ sub is_cached_new {
     my ($name,$id,$debug) = @_;
     $id=&make_key($name,$id);
     if (exists($remembered{$id})) {
-	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Earyl return $id of $remembered{$id} "); }
+	if ($debug) { &Apache::lonnet::logthis("Early return $id of $remembered{$id} "); }
 	$accessed{$id}=[&gettimeofday()];
 	$hits++;
 	return ($remembered{$id},1);
@@ -2428,10 +2438,11 @@ sub subscribe {
 sub repcopy {
     my $filename=shift;
     $filename=~s/\/+/\//g;
-    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/adm/|) { return 'ok'; }
-    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
-    if ($filename=~m|^/home/httpd/html/userfiles/| or
-	$filename=~m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { 
+    my $londocroot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    if ($filename=~m{^\Q$londocroot/adm/\E}) { return 'ok'; }
+    if ($filename=~m{^\Q/home/httpd/lonUsers/\E}) { return 'ok'; }
+    if ($filename=~m{^\Q$londocroot/userfiles/\E} or
+	$filename=~m{^/*(uploaded|editupload)/}) {
 	return &repcopy_userfile($filename);
     }
     $filename=~s/[\n\r]//g;
@@ -2458,7 +2469,7 @@ sub repcopy {
         unless ($home eq $perlvar{'lonHostID'}) {
            my @parts=split(/\//,$filename);
            my $path="/$parts[1]/$parts[2]/$parts[3]/$parts[4]";
-           if ($path ne "$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/res") {
+           if ($path ne "$londocroot/res") {
                &logthis("Malconfiguration for replication: $filename");
 	       return 'bad_request';
            }
@@ -2796,7 +2807,7 @@ sub resizeImage {
 #        $resizewidth - width (pixels) to which to resize uploaded image
 #        $resizeheight - height (pixels) to which to resize uploaded image
 #        $mimetype - reference to scalar to accommodate mime type determined
-#                    from File::MMagic if $parser = parse.
+#                    from File::MMagic.
 # 
 # output: url of file in userspace, or error: <message> 
 #             or /adm/notfound.html if failure to upload occurse
@@ -2965,10 +2976,17 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
             }  
 	}
     }
+    if (($context eq 'coursedoc') || ($parser eq 'parse')) {
+        if (ref($mimetype)) {
+            if ($$mimetype eq '') {
+                my $mm = new File::MMagic;
+                my $type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$file);
+                $$mimetype = $type;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     if ($parser eq 'parse') {
-        my $mm = new File::MMagic;
-        my $type = $mm->checktype_filename($filepath.'/'.$file);
-        if ($type eq 'text/html') {
+        if ((ref($mimetype)) && ($$mimetype eq 'text/html')) {
             my $parse_result = &extract_embedded_items($filepath.'/'.$file,
                                                        $allfiles,$codebase);
             unless ($parse_result eq 'ok') {
@@ -2976,9 +2994,6 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 	   	         ' for embedded media: '.$parse_result); 
             }
         }
-        if (ref($mimetype)) {
-            $$mimetype = $type;
-        }
     }
     if (($thumbwidth =~ /^\d+$/) && ($thumbheight =~ /^\d+$/)) {
         my $input = $filepath.'/'.$file;
@@ -3015,6 +3030,7 @@ sub finishuserfileupload {
 sub extract_embedded_items {
     my ($fullpath,$allfiles,$codebase,$content) = @_;
     my @state = ();
+    my (%lastids,%related,%shockwave,%flashvars);
     my %javafiles = (
                       codebase => '',
                       code => '',
@@ -3044,10 +3060,30 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 		&add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'href'},'href');
 	    }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'script') {
+                my $src;
                 if ($attr->{'archive'} =~ /\.jar$/i) {
                     &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'archive'},'archive');
                 } else {
-                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$attr->{'src'},'src');
+                    if ($attr->{'src'} ne '') {
+                        $src = $attr->{'src'};
+                        &add_filetype($allfiles,$src,'src');
+                    }
+                }
+                my $text = $p->get_trimmed_text();
+                if ($text =~ /\Qswfobject.registerObject(\E([^\)]+)\)/) {
+                    my @swfargs = split(/,/,$1);
+                    foreach my $item (@swfargs) {
+                        $item =~ s/["']//g;
+                        $item =~ s/^\s+//;
+                        $item =~ s/\s+$//;
+                    }
+                    if (($swfargs[0] ne'') && ($swfargs[2] ne '')) {
+                        if (ref($related{$swfargs[0]}) eq 'ARRAY') {
+                            push(@{$related{$swfargs[0]}},$swfargs[2]);
+                        } else {
+                            $related{$swfargs[0]} = [$swfargs[2]];
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (lc($tagname) eq 'link') {
@@ -3060,6 +3096,9 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
 		    $javafiles{$item} = '';
 		}
+                if ((lc($tagname) eq 'object') && (lc($state[-2]) ne 'object')) {
+                    $lastids{lc($tagname)} = $attr->{'id'};
+                }
 	    }
 	    if (lc($state[-2]) eq 'object' && lc($tagname) eq 'param') {
 		my $name = lc($attr->{'name'});
@@ -3069,12 +3108,22 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 			last;
 		    }
 		}
+                my $pathfrom;
 		foreach my $item (keys(%mediafiles)) {
 		    if ($name eq $item) {
-			&add_filetype($allfiles, $attr->{'value'}, 'value');
+                        $pathfrom = $attr->{'value'};
+                        $shockwave{$lastids{lc($state[-2])}} = $pathfrom;
+			&add_filetype($allfiles,$pathfrom,$name);
 			last;
 		    }
 		}
+                if ($name eq 'flashvars') {
+                    $flashvars{$lastids{lc($state[-2])}} = $attr->{'value'};
+                }
+                if ($pathfrom ne '') {
+                    &embedded_dependency($allfiles,\%related,$lastids{lc($state[-2])},
+                                         $pathfrom);
+                }
 	    }
 	    if (lc($tagname) eq 'embed' || lc($tagname) eq 'applet') {
 		foreach my $item (keys(%javafiles)) {
@@ -3089,7 +3138,16 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 			last;
 		    }
 		}
+                if (lc($tagname) eq 'embed') {
+                    if (($attr->{'name'} ne '') && ($attr->{'src'} ne '')) {
+                        &embedded_dependency($allfiles,\%related,$attr->{'name'},
+                                             $attr->{'src'});
+                    }
+                }
 	    }
+            if ($t->[4] =~ m{/>$}) {
+                pop(@state);  
+            }
 	} elsif ($t->[0] eq 'E') {
 	    my ($tagname) = ($t->[1]);
 	    if ($javafiles{'codebase'} ne '') {
@@ -3109,6 +3167,23 @@ sub extract_embedded_items {
 	    pop @state;
 	}
     }
+    foreach my $id (sort(keys(%flashvars))) {
+        if ($shockwave{$id} ne '') {
+            my @pairs = split(/\&/,$flashvars{$id});
+            foreach my $pair (@pairs) {
+                my ($key,$value) = split(/\=/,$pair);
+                if ($key eq 'thumb') {
+                    &add_filetype($allfiles,$value,$key);
+                } elsif ($key eq 'content') {
+                    my ($path) = ($shockwave{$id} =~ m{^(.+/)[^/]+$});
+                    my ($ext) = ($value =~ /\.([^.]+)$/);
+                    if ($ext ne '') {
+                        &add_filetype($allfiles,$path.$value,$ext);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     return 'ok';
 }
 
@@ -3123,6 +3198,21 @@ sub add_filetype {
     }
 }
 
+sub embedded_dependency {
+    my ($allfiles,$related,$identifier,$pathfrom) = @_;
+    if ((ref($allfiles) eq 'HASH') && (ref($related) eq 'HASH')) {
+        if (($identifier ne '') &&
+            (ref($related->{$identifier}) eq 'ARRAY') &&
+            ($pathfrom ne '')) {
+            my ($path) = ($pathfrom =~ m{^(.+/)[^/]+$});
+            foreach my $dep (@{$related->{$identifier}}) {
+                &add_filetype($allfiles,$path.$dep,'object');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
 sub removeuploadedurl {
     my ($url)=@_;	
     my (undef,undef,$udom,$uname,$fname)=split('/',$url,5);    
@@ -3249,15 +3339,10 @@ sub flushcourselogs {
             my $result = &inc('nohist_accesscount',\%temphash,$dom,$name);
             if ($result eq 'ok') {
                 delete $accesshash{$entry};
-            } elsif ($result eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                # Target server has old code running on it.
-                my %temphash=($entry => $value);
-                if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
-                    delete $accesshash{$entry};
-                }
             }
         } else {
             my ($dom,$name) = ($entry=~m{___($match_domain)/($match_name)/(.*)___(\w+)$});
+            if (($dom eq 'uploaded') || ($dom eq 'adm')) { next; }
             my %temphash=($entry => $accesshash{$entry});
             if (&put('nohist_resevaldata',\%temphash,$dom,$name) eq 'ok') {
                 delete $accesshash{$entry};
@@ -3336,7 +3421,7 @@ sub courseacclog {
     my $fnsymb=shift;
     unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
     my $what=$fnsymb.':'.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'};
-    if ($fnsymb=~/(problem|exam|quiz|assess|survey|form|task|page)$/) {
+    if ($fnsymb=~/$LONCAPA::assess_re/) {
         $what.=':POST';
         # FIXME: Probably ought to escape things....
 	foreach my $key (keys(%env)) {
@@ -3368,7 +3453,13 @@ sub countacc {
     my $url=&declutter(shift);
     return if (! defined($url) || $url eq '');
     unless ($env{'request.course.id'}) { return ''; }
+#
+# Mark that this url was used in this course
+#
     $accesshash{$env{'request.course.id'}.'___'.$url.'___course'}=1;
+#
+# Increase the access count for this resource in this child process
+#
     my $key=$$.$processmarker.'_'.$dumpcount.'___'.$url.'___count';
     $accesshash{$key}++;
 }
@@ -3380,6 +3471,22 @@ sub linklog {
     $accesshash{$from.'___'.$to.'___comefrom'}=1;
     $accesshash{$to.'___'.$from.'___goto'}=1;
 }
+
+sub statslog {
+    my ($symb,$part,$users,$av_attempts,$degdiff)=@_;
+    if ($users<2) { return; }
+    my %dynstore=&LONCAPA::lonmetadata::dynamic_metadata_storage({
+            'course'       => $env{'request.course.id'},
+            'sections'     => '"all"',
+            'num_students' => $users,
+            'part'         => $part,
+            'symb'         => $symb,
+            'mean_tries'   => $av_attempts,
+            'deg_of_diff'  => $degdiff});
+    foreach my $key (keys(%dynstore)) {
+        $accesshash{$key}=$dynstore{$key};
+    }
+}
   
 sub userrolelog {
     my ($trole,$username,$domain,$area,$tstart,$tend)=@_;
@@ -3535,6 +3642,7 @@ sub get_my_roles {
     foreach my $entry (keys(%dumphash)) {
         my ($role,$tend,$tstart);
         if ($context eq 'userroles') {
+            next if ($entry =~ /^rolesdef/);
 	    ($role,$tend,$tstart)=split(/_/,$dumphash{$entry});
         } else {
             ($tend,$tstart)=split(/\:/,$dumphash{$entry});
@@ -3848,11 +3956,34 @@ sub get_domain_roles {
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Interval timing 
 
+{
+# Caches needed for speedup of navmaps
+# We don't want to cache this for very long at all (5 seconds at most)
+# 
+# The user for whom we cache
+my $cachedkey='';
+# The cached times for this user
+my %cachedtimes=();
+# When this was last done
+my $cachedtime=();
+
+sub load_all_first_access {
+    my ($uname,$udom)=@_;
+    if (($cachedkey eq $uname.':'.$udom) &&
+        (abs($cachedtime-time)<5)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    $cachedtime=time;
+    $cachedkey=$uname.':'.$udom;
+    %cachedtimes=&dump('firstaccesstimes',$udom,$uname);
+}
+
 sub get_first_access {
-    my ($type,$argsymb)=@_;
+    my ($type,$argsymb,$argmap)=@_;
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     if ($argsymb) { $symb=$argsymb; }
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
+    if ($argmap) { $map = $argmap; }
     if ($type eq 'course') {
 	$res='course';
     } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
@@ -3860,12 +3991,12 @@ sub get_first_access {
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
     }
-    my %times=&get('firstaccesstimes',["$courseid\0$res"],$udom,$uname);
-    return $times{"$courseid\0$res"};
+    &load_all_first_access($uname,$udom);
+    return $cachedtimes{"$courseid\0$res"};
 }
 
 sub set_first_access {
-    my ($type)=@_;
+    my ($type,$interval)=@_;
     my ($symb,$courseid,$udom,$uname)=&whichuser();
     my ($map,$id,$res)=&decode_symb($symb);
     if ($type eq 'course') {
@@ -3875,13 +4006,27 @@ sub set_first_access {
     } else {
 	$res=$symb;
     }
-    my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type,$symb);
+    $cachedkey='';
+    my $firstaccess=&get_first_access($type,$symb,$map);
     if (!$firstaccess) {
-	return &put('firstaccesstimes',{"$courseid\0$res"=>time},$udom,$uname);
+        my $start = time;
+	my $putres = &put('firstaccesstimes',{"$courseid\0$res"=>$start},
+                          $udom,$uname);
+        if ($putres eq 'ok') {
+            &put('timerinterval',{"$courseid\0$res"=>$interval},
+                 $udom,$uname); 
+            &appenv(
+                     {
+                        'course.'.$courseid.'.firstaccess.'.$res   => $start,
+                        'course.'.$courseid.'.timerinterval.'.$res => $interval,
+                     }
+                  );
+        }
+        return $putres;
     }
     return 'already_set';
 }
-
+}
 # --------------------------------------------- Set Expire Date for Spreadsheet
 
 sub expirespread {
@@ -3986,7 +4131,7 @@ sub hashref2str {
       $result.='=';
       #print("Got a ref of ".(ref($key))." skipping.");
     } else {
-	if ($key) {$result.=&escape($key).'=';} else { last; }
+	if (defined($key)) {$result.=&escape($key).'=';} else { last; }
     }
 
     if(ref($hashref->{$key}) eq 'ARRAY') {
@@ -4510,8 +4655,20 @@ sub rolesinit {
         ($rolesdump =~ /^error:/)) {
         return \%userroles;
     }
+    my %firstaccess = &dump('firstaccesstimes',$domain,$username);
+    my %timerinterval = &dump('timerinterval',$domain,$username);
+    my (%coursetimerstarts,%firstaccchk,%firstaccenv,
+        %coursetimerintervals,%timerintchk,%timerintenv);
+    foreach my $key (keys(%firstaccess)) {
+        my ($cid,$rest) = split(/\0/,$key);
+        $coursetimerstarts{$cid}{$rest} = $firstaccess{$key};
+    }
+    foreach my $key (keys(%timerinterval)) {
+        my ($cid,$rest) = split(/\0/,$key);
+        $coursetimerintervals{$cid}{$rest} = $timerinterval{$key};
+    }
     my %allroles=();
-    my %allgroups=();   
+    my %allgroups=();
 
     if ($rolesdump ne '') {
         foreach my $entry (split(/&/,$rolesdump)) {
@@ -4549,6 +4706,27 @@ sub rolesinit {
 		} else {
                     &standard_roleprivs(\%allroles,$trole,$tdomain,$spec,$trest,$area);
 		}
+                if ($trole ne 'gr') {
+                    my $cid = $tdomain.'_'.$trest;
+                    unless ($firstaccchk{$cid}) {
+                        if (ref($coursetimerstarts{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            foreach my $item (keys(%{$coursetimerstarts{$cid}})) {
+                                $firstaccenv{'course.'.$cid.'.firstaccess.'.$item} = 
+                                    $coursetimerstarts{$cid}{$item}; 
+                            }
+                        }
+                        $firstaccchk{$cid} = 1;
+                    }
+                    unless ($timerintchk{$cid}) {
+                        if (ref($coursetimerintervals{$cid}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            foreach my $item (keys(%{$coursetimerintervals{$cid}})) {
+                                $timerintenv{'course.'.$cid.'.timerinterval.'.$item} =
+                                   $coursetimerintervals{$cid}{$item};
+                            }
+                        }
+                        $timerintchk{$cid} = 1;
+                    }
+                }
             }
           }
         }
@@ -4557,7 +4735,7 @@ sub rolesinit {
 	$userroles{'user.author'} = $author;
         $env{'user.adv'}=$adv;
     }
-    return \%userroles;  
+    return (\%userroles,\%firstaccenv,\%timerintenv);
 }
 
 sub set_arearole {
@@ -5909,6 +6087,15 @@ sub allowed {
         }
     }
 
+# User who is not author or co-author might still be able to edit
+# resource of an author in the domain (e.g., if Domain Coordinator).
+    if (($priv eq 'eco') && ($thisallowed eq '') && ($env{'request.course.id'}) &&
+        (&allowed('mdc',$env{'request.course.id'}))) {
+        if ($env{"user.priv.cm./$uri/"}=~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
+            $thisallowed.=$1;
+        }
+    }
+
 # Course: uri itself is a course
     my $courseuri=$uri;
     $courseuri=~s/\_(\d)/\/$1/;
@@ -5929,7 +6116,12 @@ sub allowed {
         if ($match) {
             if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-                $thisallowed.=$1;
+                my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri);
+                if (@blockers > 0) {
+                    $thisallowed = 'B';
+                } else {
+                    $thisallowed.=$1;
+                }
             }
         } else {
             my $refuri = $env{'httpref.'.$orguri} || $env{'httpref.'.$ver_orguri};
@@ -5940,7 +6132,12 @@ sub allowed {
                     $refuri=&declutter($refuri);
                     my ($match) = &is_on_map($refuri);
                     if ($match) {
-                        $thisallowed='F';
+                        my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri);
+                        if (@blockers > 0) {
+                            $thisallowed = 'B';
+                        } else {
+                            $thisallowed='F';
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -5992,7 +6189,17 @@ sub allowed {
            $statecond=$cond;
            if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-               $thisallowed.=$1;
+               my $value = $1;
+               if ($priv eq 'bre') {
+                   my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$uri);
+                   if (@blockers > 0) {
+                       $thisallowed = 'B';
+                   } else {
+                       $thisallowed.=$value;
+                   }
+               } else {
+                   $thisallowed.=$value;
+               }
                $checkreferer=0;
            }
        }
@@ -6020,7 +6227,17 @@ sub allowed {
               my $refstatecond=$cond;
               if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}.'./'.$courseprivid}
                   =~/\Q$priv\E\&([^\:]*)/) {
-                  $thisallowed.=$1;
+                  my $value = $1;
+                  if ($priv eq 'bre') {
+                      my @blockers = &has_comm_blocking($priv,$symb,$refuri);
+                      if (@blockers > 0) {
+                          $thisallowed = 'B';
+                      } else {
+                          $thisallowed.=$value;
+                      }
+                  } else {
+                      $thisallowed.=$value;
+                  }
                   $uri=$refuri;
                   $statecond=$refstatecond;
               }
@@ -6180,6 +6397,184 @@ sub allowed {
    return 'F';
 }
 
+sub get_comm_blocks {
+    my ($cdom,$cnum) = @_;
+    if ($cdom eq '' || $cnum eq '') {
+        return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+        $cnum = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.num'};
+        $cdom = $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.domain'};
+    }
+    my %commblocks;
+    my $hashid=$cdom.'_'.$cnum;
+    my ($blocksref,$cached)=&is_cached_new('comm_block',$hashid);
+    if ((defined($cached)) && (ref($blocksref) eq 'HASH')) {
+        %commblocks = %{$blocksref};
+    } else {
+        %commblocks = &Apache::lonnet::dump('comm_block',$cdom,$cnum);
+        my $cachetime = 600;
+        &do_cache_new('comm_block',$hashid,\%commblocks,$cachetime);
+    }
+    return %commblocks;
+}
+
+sub has_comm_blocking {
+    my ($priv,$symb,$uri,$blocks) = @_;
+    return unless ($env{'request.course.id'});
+    return unless ($priv eq 'bre');
+    return if ($env{'user.priv.'.$env{'request.role'}} =~/evb\&([^\:]*)/);
+    my %commblocks;
+    if (ref($blocks) eq 'HASH') {
+        %commblocks = %{$blocks};
+    } else {
+        %commblocks = &get_comm_blocks();
+    }
+    return unless (keys(%commblocks) > 0);
+    if (!$symb) { $symb=&symbread($uri,1); }
+    my ($map,$resid,undef)=&decode_symb($symb);
+    my %tocheck = (
+                    maps      => $map,
+                    resources => $symb,
+                  );
+    my @blockers;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+    foreach my $block (keys(%commblocks)) {
+        if ($block =~ /^(\d+)____(\d+)$/) {
+            my ($start,$end) = ($1,$2);
+            if ($start <= $now && $end >= $now) {
+                if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                        if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if ($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'maps'}{$map}) {
+                                unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                                    push(@blockers,$block);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                            if ($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}{'resources'}{$symb}) {
+                                unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {  
+                                    push(@blockers,$block);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif ($block =~ /^firstaccess____(.+)$/) {
+            my $item = $1;
+            my @to_test;
+            if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                if (ref($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'}) eq 'HASH') {
+                    my $check_interval;
+                    if (&check_docs_block($commblocks{$block}{'blocks'}{'docs'},\%tocheck)) {
+                        my @interval;
+                        my $type = 'map';
+                        if ($item eq 'course') {
+                            $type = 'course';
+                            @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval");
+                        } else {
+                            if ($item =~ /___\d+___/) {
+                                $type = 'resource';
+                                @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$item);
+                                if (ref($navmap)) {                        
+                                    my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($item); 
+                                    push(@to_test,$res);
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                my $mapsymb = &symbread($item,1);
+                                if ($mapsymb) {
+                                    if (ref($navmap)) {
+                                        my $mapres = $navmap->getBySymb($mapsymb);
+                                        @to_test = $mapres->retrieveResources($mapres,undef,0,1);
+                                        foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                            my $symb = $res->symb();
+                                            next if ($symb eq $mapsymb);
+                                            if ($symb ne '') {
+                                                @interval=&EXT("resource.0.interval",$symb);
+                                                last;
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if ($interval[0] =~ /\d+/) {
+                            my $first_access;
+                            if ($type eq 'resource') {
+                                $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],$item);
+                            } elsif ($type eq 'map') {
+                                $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1],undef,$item);
+                            } else {
+                                $first_access=&get_first_access($interval[1]);
+                            }
+                            if ($first_access) {
+                                my $timesup = $first_access+$interval[0];
+                                if ($timesup > $now) {
+                                    foreach my $res (@to_test) {
+                                        if ($res->is_problem()) {
+                                            if ($res->completable()) {
+                                                unless (grep(/^\Q$block\E$/,@blockers)) {
+                                                    push(@blockers,$block);
+                                                }
+                                                last;
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return @blockers;
+}
+
+sub check_docs_block {
+    my ($docsblock,$tocheck) =@_;
+    if ((ref($docsblock) ne 'HASH') || (ref($tocheck) ne 'HASH')) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (ref($docsblock->{'maps'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($tocheck->{'maps'}) {
+            if ($docsblock->{'maps'}{$tocheck->{'maps'}}) {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (ref($docsblock->{'resources'}) eq 'HASH') {
+        if ($tocheck->{'resources'}) {
+            if ($docsblock->{'resources'}{$tocheck->{'resources'}}) {
+                return 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+#
+#   Removes the versino from a URI and
+#   splits it in to its filename and path to the filename.
+#   Seems like File::Basename could have done this more clearly.
+#   Parameters:
+#      $uri   - input URI
+#   Returns:
+#     Two element list consisting of 
+#     $pathname  - the URI up to and excluding the trailing /
+#     $filename  - The part of the URI following the last /
+#  NOTE:
+#    Another realization of this is simply:
+#    use File::Basename;
+#    ...
+#    $uri = shift;
+#    $filename = basename($uri);
+#    $path     = dirname($uri);
+#    return ($filename, $path);
+#
+#     The implementation below is probably faster however.
+#
 sub split_uri_for_cond {
     my $uri=&deversion(&declutter(shift));
     my @uriparts=split(/\//,$uri);
@@ -7075,6 +7470,13 @@ sub assignrole {
                     return 'refused';
                 }
             }
+        } elsif ($role eq 'au') {
+            if ($url ne '/'.$udom.'/') {
+                &logthis('Attempt by '.$env{'user.name'}.':'.$env{'user.domain'}.
+                         ' to assign author role for '.$uname.':'.$udom.
+                         ' in domain: '.$url.' refused (wrong domain).');
+                return 'refused';
+            }
         }
         $mrole=$role;
     }
@@ -7476,14 +7878,16 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
         $uid    = $tmp{'id'}         if (!defined($uid)    || $uid  eq '');
     }
     my $fullname = &format_name($first,$middle,$last,$gene,'lastname');
+    my $user = "$uname:$udom";
+    my %old_entry = &Apache::lonnet::get('classlist',[$user],$cdom,$cnum);
     my $reply=cput('classlist',
-		   {"$uname:$udom" => 
+		   {$user => 
 			join(':',$end,$start,$uid,$usec,$fullname,$type,$locktype) },
 		   $cdom,$cnum);
-    unless (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
+    if (($reply eq 'ok') || ($reply eq 'delayed')) {
+        &devalidate_getsection_cache($udom,$uname,$cid);
+    } else { 
 	return 'error: '.$reply;
-    } else {
-	&devalidate_getsection_cache($udom,$uname,$cid);
     }
     # Add student role to user
     my $uurl='/'.$cid;
@@ -7491,7 +7895,16 @@ sub modify_student_enrollment {
     if ($usec) {
 	$uurl.='/'.$usec;
     }
-    return &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start,undef,$selfenroll,$context);
+    my $result = &assignrole($udom,$uname,$uurl,'st',$end,$start,undef,
+                             $selfenroll,$context);
+    if ($result ne 'ok') {
+        if ($old_entry{$user} ne '') {
+            $reply = &cput('classlist',\%old_entry,$cdom,$cnum);
+        } else {
+            $reply = &del('classlist',[$user],$cdom,$cnum);
+        }
+    }
+    return $result; 
 }
 
 sub format_name {
@@ -8222,26 +8635,33 @@ sub dirlist {
 
     if($udom) {
         if($uname) {
+            my $uhome = &homeserver($uname,$udom);
+            if ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
+                return ([],'no_host');
+            }
             $listing = &reply('ls3:'.&escape('/'.$uri).':'.$getpropath.':'
                               .$getuserdir.':'.&escape($dirRoot)
-                              .':'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom),
-                              &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                              .':'.&escape($uname).':'.&escape($udom),$uhome);
             if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
-                                  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                $listing = &reply('ls2:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,$uhome);
             } else {
                 @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
             }
             if ($listing eq 'unknown_cmd') {
-                $listing = &reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,
-				  &homeserver($uname,$udom));
+                $listing = &reply('ls:'.$dirRoot.'/'.$uri,$uhome);
                 @listing_results = split(/:/,$listing);
             } else {
                 @listing_results = map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
             }
-            return @listing_results;
+            if (($listing eq 'no_such_host') || ($listing eq 'con_lost') || 
+                ($listing eq 'rejected') || ($listing eq 'refused') ||
+                ($listing eq 'no_such_dir') || ($listing eq 'empty')) {
+                return ([],$listing);
+            } else {
+                return (\@listing_results);
+            }
         } elsif(!$alternateRoot) {
-            my %allusers;
+            my (%allusers,%listerror);
 	    my %servers = &get_servers($udom,'library');
  	    foreach my $tryserver (keys(%servers)) {
                 $listing = &reply('ls3:'.&escape("/res/$udom").':::::'.
@@ -8260,32 +8680,31 @@ sub dirlist {
 		    @listing_results =
 			map { &unescape($_); } split(/:/,$listing);
 		}
-		if ($listing_results[0] ne 'no_such_dir' && 
-		    $listing_results[0] ne 'empty'       &&
-		    $listing_results[0] ne 'con_lost') {
+                if (($listing eq 'no_such_host') || ($listing eq 'con_lost') ||
+                    ($listing eq 'rejected') || ($listing eq 'refused') ||
+                    ($listing eq 'no_such_dir') || ($listing eq 'empty')) {
+                    $listerror{$tryserver} = $listing;
+                } else {
 		    foreach my $line (@listing_results) {
 			my ($entry) = split(/&/,$line,2);
 			$allusers{$entry} = 1;
 		    }
 		}
             }
-            my $alluserstr='';
+            my @alluserslist=();
             foreach my $user (sort(keys(%allusers))) {
-                $alluserstr.=$user.'&user:';
+                push(@alluserslist,$user.'&user');
             }
-            $alluserstr=~s/:$//;
-            return split(/:/,$alluserstr);
+            return (\@alluserslist);
         } else {
-            return ('missing user name');
+            return ([],'missing username');
         }
     } elsif(!defined($getpropath)) {
-        my @all_domains = sort(&all_domains());
-        foreach my $domain (@all_domains) {
-            $domain = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'.$domain.'/&domain';
-        }
-        return @all_domains;
+        my $path = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/res/'; 
+        my @all_domains = map { $path.$_.'/&domain'; } (sort(&all_domains()));
+        return (\@all_domains);
     } else {
-        return ('missing domain');
+        return ([],'missing domain');
     }
 }
 
@@ -8298,11 +8717,13 @@ sub GetFileTimestamp {
     my ($studentDomain,$studentName,$filename,$getuserdir)=@_;
     $studentDomain = &LONCAPA::clean_domain($studentDomain);
     $studentName   = &LONCAPA::clean_username($studentName);
-    my ($fileStat) = 
-        &Apache::lonnet::dirlist($filename,$studentDomain,$studentName, 
-                                 undef,$getuserdir);
-    my @stats = split('&', $fileStat);
-    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
+    my ($fileref,$error) = &dirlist($filename,$studentDomain,$studentName,
+                                    undef,$getuserdir);
+    if (($error eq 'empty') || ($error eq 'no_such_dir')) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (ref($fileref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+        my @stats = split('&',$fileref->[0]);
         # @stats contains first the filename, then the stat output
         return $stats[10]; # so this is 10 instead of 9.
     } else {
@@ -8334,12 +8755,15 @@ sub stat_file {
     if ($file =~ /^userfiles\//) {
         $getpropath = 1;
     }
-    my ($result) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$getpropath);
-    my @stats = split('&', $result);
-    
-    if($stats[0] ne 'empty' && $stats[0] ne 'no_such_dir') {
-	shift(@stats); #filename is first
-	return @stats;
+    my ($listref,$error) = &dirlist($file,$udom,$uname,$getpropath);
+    if (($error eq 'empty') || ($error eq 'no_such_dir')) {
+        return ();
+    } else {
+        if (ref($listref) eq 'ARRAY') {
+            my @stats = split('&',$listref->[0]);
+	    shift(@stats); #filename is first
+	    return @stats;
+        }
     }
     return ();
 }
@@ -8660,15 +9084,7 @@ sub EXT {
    } elsif ($realm eq 'request') {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------- request.browser
         if ($space eq 'browser') {
-	    if ($qualifier eq 'textremote') {
-		if (&Apache::lonlocal::mt('textual_remote_display') eq 'on') {
-		    return 1;
-		} else {
-		    return 0;
-		}
-	    } else {
-		return $env{'browser.'.$qualifier};
-	    }
+            return $env{'browser.'.$qualifier};
 # ------------------------------------------------------------ request.filename
         } else {
             return $env{'request.'.$spacequalifierrest};
@@ -8952,7 +9368,7 @@ sub metadata {
         ($uri =~ m|/$|) || ($uri =~ m|/.meta$|) || ($uri =~ m{^/*uploaded/.+\.sequence$})) {
 	return undef;
     }
-    if (($uri =~ /^~/ || $uri =~ m{home/$match_username/public_html/}) 
+    if (($uri =~ /^priv/ || $uri=~/home\/httpd\/html\/priv/) 
 	&& &Apache::lonxml::get_state('target') =~ /^(|meta)$/) {
 	return undef;
     }
@@ -8989,7 +9405,7 @@ sub metadata {
         my %metathesekeys=();
         unless ($filename=~/\.meta$/) { $filename.='.meta'; }
 	my $metastring;
-	if ($uri =~ /^~/ || $uri =~ m{home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
+	if ($uri =~ /^priv/ || $uri=~/home\/httpd\/html\/priv/) {
 	    my $which = &hreflocation('','/'.($liburi || $uri));
 	    $metastring = 
 		&Apache::lonnet::ssi_body($which,
@@ -9313,6 +9729,10 @@ sub gettitle {
 	}
 	$title=~s/\&colon\;/\:/gs;
 	if ($title) {
+# Remember both $symb and $title for dynamic metadata
+            $accesshash{$symb.'___crstitle'}=$title;
+            $accesshash{&declutter($map).'___'.&declutter($url).'___usage'}=time;
+# Cache this title and then return it
 	    return &do_cache_new('title',$key,$title,600);
 	}
 	$urlsymb=$url;
@@ -9345,6 +9765,49 @@ sub get_slot {
     }
     return $slotinfo{$which};
 }
+
+sub get_reservable_slots {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$uname,$udom) = @_;
+    my $now = time;
+    my $reservable_info;
+    my $key=join("\0",'reservableslots',$cdom,$cnum,$uname,$udom);
+    if (exists($remembered{$key})) {
+        $reservable_info = $remembered{$key};
+    } else {
+        my %resv;
+        ($resv{'now_order'},$resv{'now'},$resv{'future_order'},$resv{'future'}) =
+        &Apache::loncommon::get_future_slots($cnum,$cdom,$now);
+        $reservable_info = \%resv;
+        $remembered{$key} = $reservable_info;
+    }
+    return $reservable_info;
+}
+
+sub get_course_slots {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
+    my ($result,$cached) = &Apache::lonnet::is_cached_new('allslots',$hashid);
+    if (defined($cached)) {
+        if (ref($result) eq 'HASH') {
+            return %{$result};
+        }
+    } else {
+        my %slots=&Apache::lonnet::dump('slots',$cdom,$cnum);
+        my ($tmp) = keys(%slots);
+        if ($tmp !~ /^(con_lost|error|no_such_host)/i) {
+            &Apache::lonnet::do_cache_new('allslots',$hashid,\%slots,600);
+            return %slots;
+        }
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+sub devalidate_slots_cache {
+    my ($cnum,$cdom)=@_;
+    my $hashid=$cnum.':'.$cdom;
+    &devalidate_cache_new('allslots',$hashid);
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links
 
 sub symblist {
@@ -9686,19 +10149,44 @@ sub getCODE {
     }
     return undef;
 }
-
+#
+#  Determines the random seed for a specific context:
+#
+# parameters:
+#   symb      - in course context the symb for the seed.
+#   course_id - The course id of the form domain_coursenum.
+#   domain    - Domain for the user.
+#   course    - Course for the user.
+#   cenv      - environment of the course.
+#
+# NOTE:
+#   All parameters are picked out of the environment if missing
+#   or not defined.
+#   If a symb cannot be determined the current time is used instead.
+#
+#  For a given well defined symb, courside, domain, username,
+#  and course environment, the seed is reproducible.
+#
 sub rndseed {
-    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username)=@_;
+    my ($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username, $cenv)=@_;
     my ($wsymb,$wcourseid,$wdomain,$wusername)=&whichuser();
     if (!defined($symb)) {
 	unless ($symb=$wsymb) { return time; }
     }
-    if (!$courseid) { $courseid=$wcourseid; }
-    if (!$domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
-    if (!$username) { $username=$wusername }
-    my $which=&get_rand_alg();
+    if (!defined $courseid) { 
+	$courseid=$wcourseid; 
+    }
+    if (!defined $domain) { $domain=$wdomain; }
+    if (!defined $username) { $username=$wusername }
 
+    my $which;
+    if (defined($cenv->{'rndseed'})) {
+	$which = $cenv->{'rndseed'};
+    } else {
+	$which =&get_rand_alg($courseid);
+    }
     if (defined(&getCODE())) {
+
 	if ($which eq '64bit5') {
 	    return &rndseed_CODE_64bit5($symb,$courseid,$domain,$username);
 	} elsif ($which eq '64bit4') {
@@ -10022,8 +10510,9 @@ sub getfile {
 
 sub repcopy_userfile {
     my ($file)=@_;
-    if ($file =~ m -^/*(uploaded|editupload)/-) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
-    if ($file =~ m|^/home/httpd/html/lonUsers/|) { return 'ok'; }
+    my $londocroot = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'};
+    if ($file =~ m{^/*(uploaded|editupload)/}) { $file=&filelocation("",$file); }
+    if ($file =~ m{^\Q/home/httpd/lonUsers/\E}) { return 'ok'; }
     my ($cdom,$cnum,$filename) = 
 	($file=~m|^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E/+userfiles/+($match_domain)/+($match_name)/+(.*)|);
     my $uri="/uploaded/$cdom/$cnum/$filename";
@@ -10152,13 +10641,7 @@ sub filelocation {
 	$file=~s-^/adm/coursedocs/showdoc/-/-;
     }
 
-    if ($file=~m:^/~:) { # is a contruction space reference
-        $location = $file;
-        $location =~ s:/~(.*?)/(.*):/home/$1/public_html/$2:;
-    } elsif ($file=~m{^/home/$match_username/public_html/}) {
-	# is a correct contruction space reference
-        $location = $file;
-    } elsif ($file =~ m-^\Q$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}\E/-) {
+    if ($file =~ m-^\Q$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}\E/-) {
         $location = $file;
     } elsif ($file=~/^\/*(uploaded|editupload)/) { # is an uploaded file
         my ($udom,$uname,$filename)=
@@ -10177,11 +10660,12 @@ sub filelocation {
 	$location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$file;
     } else {
         $file=~s/^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E//;
-        $file=~s:^/res/:/:;
+        $file=~s:^/(res|priv)/:/:;
+        my $space=$1;
         if ( !( $file =~ m:^/:) ) {
             $location = $dir. '/'.$file;
         } else {
-            $location = '/home/httpd/html/res'.$file;
+            $location = $perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}.'/'.$space.$file;
         }
     }
     $location=~s://+:/:g; # remove duplicate /
@@ -10206,11 +10690,9 @@ sub hreflocation {
     }
     if ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E-) {
 	$file=~s-^\Q$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}\E--;
-    } elsif ($file=~m-/home/($match_username)/public_html/-) {
-	$file=~s-^/home/($match_username)/public_html/-/~$1/-;
     } elsif ($file=~m-^\Q$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}\E-) {
-	$file=~s-^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/
-	    -/uploaded/$1/$2/-x;
+	$file=~s{^/home/httpd/lonUsers/($match_domain)/./././($match_name)/userfiles/}
+	        {/uploaded/$1/$2/}x;
     }
     if ($file=~ m{^/userfiles/}) {
 	$file =~ s{^/userfiles/}{/uploaded/};
@@ -10218,6 +10700,10 @@ sub hreflocation {
     return $file;
 }
 
+
+
+
+
 sub current_machine_domains {
     return &machine_domains(&hostname($perlvar{'lonHostID'}));
 }
@@ -10406,6 +10892,7 @@ sub get_dns {
     while (%alldns) {
 	my ($dns) = keys(%alldns);
 	my $ua=new LWP::UserAgent;
+        $ua->timeout(30);
 	my $request=new HTTP::Request('GET',"$alldns{$dns}://$dns$url");
 	my $response=$ua->request($request);
         delete($alldns{$dns});
@@ -10921,6 +11408,22 @@ BEGIN {
     }
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------- Read managers table
+{
+    if (-e "$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/managers.tab") {
+        if (open(my $config,"<$perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/managers.tab")) {
+            while (my $configline=<$config>) {
+                chomp($configline);
+                next if ($configline =~ /^\#/);
+                if (($configline =~ /^[\w\-]+$/) || ($configline =~ /^[\w\-]+\:[\w\-]+$/)) {
+                    $managerstab{$configline} = 1;
+                }
+            }
+            close($config);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 # ------------- set up temporary directory
 {
     $tmpdir = LONCAPA::tempdir();
@@ -11773,7 +12276,82 @@ or lonTabs/domain.tab.
 
 =item *
 
-dirlist($uri) : return directory list based on URI
+dirlist() : return directory list based on URI (first arg).
+
+Inputs: 1 required, 5 optional.
+
+=over
+
+=item 
+$uri - path to file in filesystem (starts: /res or /userfiles/). Required.
+
+=item
+$userdomain - domain of user/course to be listed. Extracted from $uri if absent. 
+
+=item
+$username -  username of user/course to be listed. Extracted from $uri if absent. 
+
+=item
+$getpropath - boolean: 1 if prepend path using &propath(). 
+
+=item
+$getuserdir - boolean: 1 if prepend path for "userfiles".
+
+=item 
+$alternateRoot - path to prepend in place of path from $uri.
+
+=back
+
+Returns: Array of up to two items.
+
+=over
+
+a reference to an array of files/subdirectories
+
+=over
+
+Each element in the array of files/subdirectories is a & separated list of
+item name and the result of running stat on the item.  If dirlist was requested
+for a file instead of a directory, the item name will be ''. For a directory 
+listing, if the item is a metadata file, the element will end &N&M 
+(where N amd M are either 0 or 1, corresponding to obsolete set (1), or
+default copyright set (1).  
+
+=back
+
+a scalar containing error condition (if encountered).
+
+=over
+
+=item 
+no_host (no homeserver identified for $username:$domain).
+
+=item 
+no_such_host (server contacted for listing not identified as valid host).
+
+=item 
+con_lost (connection to remote server failed).
+
+=item 
+refused (invalid $username:$domain received on lond side).
+
+=item 
+no_such_dir (directory at specified path on lond side does not exist). 
+
+=item 
+empty (directory at specified path on lond side is empty).
+
+=over
+
+This is currently not encountered because the &ls3, &ls2, 
+&ls (_handler) routines on the lond side do not filter out
+. and .. from a directory listing. 
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
+=back
 
 =item *